Death-watch beetle
红毛窃蠹（专蛀旧木, 发出类似表的滴答声的小甲虫）
📖 牛津释义
death-watch beetle
small beetle whose larva bores into wood with a ticking sound 红毛窃蠹（一种小甲虫）.
🧩 词语组成解析
watch
[wɔtʃ]
vt. 注视，注意;看守，监视;守候（机会等）;密切注意;
n. 表;值夜，值班;看守，监视;值班人员;
vi. 观看;注视;守候;看守;
beetle
['biːt(ə)l]
n. 甲壳虫;大槌;捶布机;
vt.& vi. 快速移动;用大槌捶打;
🗣️ 情景例句
In China, Spring Festival is the biggest holiday of the year, but in the west Christmas is the biggest.
中国最大的节日是春节，西方最大的节日是圣诞节。
I'm so scared!
我好怕喔！
in fact they did nothing of the kind,
实际上那是根本不行的。